Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- Kolkata Metro will operate extended services on the Blue and Green lines on November 8 (Sunday) on the occasion of Kali Puja, with earlier first trains and later last trains to facilitate devotees visiting Dakshineswar and Kalighat temples.
The Blue Line (Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram) will operate 152 services, while the Green Line (Howrah Maidan-Salt Lake Sector V) will run 123 services, against its usual 111. On the Blue Line, the first train from Noapara to Shahid Khudiram will leave at 7.54 am. Services from Shahid Khudiram to Dakshineswar, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Dakshineswar and Dakshineswar to Shahid Khudiram will start at 8 am, an hour earlier than usual.
The last train from Dakshineswar to Shahid Khudiram will leave at 10.40 pm, while the last services from Shahid Khudiram to Dakshineswar and Dakshineswar to Mahanayak Uttam Kumar will depart at 11 pm. On the Green Line, the first trains from Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V and in the reverse direction will leave at 8 am and 8.02 am, respectively. The last trains in both directions will depart at 11 pm. The Yellow Line will operate 78 services as per its usual Sunday schedule, with no changes
to timings. No services will operate on the Purple and Orange lines.
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